by David McAlpine

Last night on The Biggest Loser, the contestants got their first taste of the other teams in the competition as the Ranch and the Unknown teams combined into one big, individual game.

But before they combined forces, it was time for one more Ranch team to go home. After all, the Unknowns had immunity for four weeks, so this was part of the deal.

With one more elimination comes one more last-minute workout. However, since the combination is coming soon we get a glimpse at both teams working their butts off to make sure they're in tip-top shape when they have to face off against everyone else.

On the Resort with the Unknowns, Q has a minor breakdown while Cara is making her group spar in the ring. According to Q, he's not getting the burn he needs to feel satisfied with his workout. Cara gets angry at him, telling him he can't just walk away. Rulon joins in, telling him that this is a family effort. Q still doesn't agree.

Back at the Ranch, Hannah is struggling because she had back surgery years ago, which has made her feel self-conscious about doing anything with her back. The cure: Jillian. Jillian is convinced that Hannah can do whatever she wants, so she gets Hannah to do a back bend, which moves Hannah to tears of joy and gives her hope in the competition.

At the weigh-in, Jay and Jennifer return and say they're happy to be back. The results were as follows:

Aqua Team
Marci: -3
Courtney: -10
Total: -12 (-2.58%)

Green Team
Jay: -9
Jennifer: -6
Total: -15 (-2.53%)

Purple Team
Olivia: -5
Hannah: -3
Total: -8 (-1.77%)

Blue Team
Arthur: -9
Jesse: -3
Total: -12 (-1.65%)

Orange/Black Team
Irene: +6
Don: +6 [from the 280 he weighed two weeks ago]
Total: 12 (+2.38%)

This time, the agenda wasn't even hidden. Irene reveals she threw the weigh-in because Don wanted to go home. Don wasn't lying either: he wants out. Apparently Bob agrees (where was this sympathy last week?) and everyone votes him out then and there. Meanwhile, Jesse and Arthur can breathe a sigh of relief because they live to lose another day.

Finally, the time has come: four weeks are up the everlasting immunity is no more for the Unknowns. However, the opportunity for immunity for the Ranch people is not gone. At this most recent weigh-in, they lost 48 pounds as a group. Alison says if they can collectively lose 49 pounds, they will be safe and only an Unknown person will be going home.

All four trainers hit the gym with the group of contestants and it gets heated quick. Rulon breaks a treadmill because he's determined to come out on top, while Brett and Cara try to fight (actually, not verbally) with the Ranch teams.

For their first (and only) challenge this week, only the Unknown teams are competing, as each couple is fighting for immunity in their own weigh-in. Every team has a giant scale (which makes me wonder: where do they get all these giant scales?), and lots and lots of weights. Each team must put weights on another team's scale until it reaches 500 pounds, at which point they're out.

The catch: only one member may carry weights at a time, even though they can take turns. At the start, everyone goes for the Red Team, thanks to Q's outburst at the workout. Brown and Pink target each other, while Yellow and Gray target Brown, then Pink, taking them out (alliance, much?). Eventually, Rulon and Justin win out, giving victory (and immunity) to the Yellow Team.

The results of the Ranch weigh-in was:

Orange Team
Irene: -8 [INCLUDING losing all 6 pounds she gained from last week!] (-3.57%)

Aqua Team
Marci: -8
Courtney: -7
Total: -15 (-3.06%)

Purple Team
Olivia: -4
Hannah: -7
Total: -11 (-2.47%)

Green Team
Jay: -10
Jennifer: -4
Total: -14 (-2.43%)

Blue Team
Arthur: -6
Jesse: -9
Total: -15 (-2.09%)

Ranch Team Total: -63 pounds

With that, the Ranch teams were safe, leaving only the Unknowns to send someone home. Their weigh-in results:

Yellow Team [immune]
Rulon: -17
Justin: 16
Total: -33 (-4.59%)

Brown Team
Austin: -16
Ken: -14
Total: -30 (-4.43%)

Pink Team
Sarah: -9
Denise: -11
Total: -20 (-4.42%)

Gray Team
Moses: -14
Kaylee: -9
Total: -23 (-4.04%)

Red Team
Q: -13
Larialmy: -11
Total: -24 (-3.59%)

After all is said and done (and we see how ridiculously advantaged the Unknown teams are), the Red Team is at risk for losing one of their players. Thanks to his blowup (again), most people want Q gone, but Larialmy asks to leave because she thinks Q needs it more. Rulon and Sarah are more against Larialmy leaving than anyone else.

At the end of the day, everyone takes Larialmy's wishes to heart and votes her off. Now at home, she's 74 pounds lighter and working out with her sisters.

Also at home, Don is making progress, too. He's lost a total of 87 pounds and he's going to the gym with Dan all the time. Not only is Don talking to his son again, but he has a goal to be down to 50% of his starting weight by the finale.

The Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on NBC.

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